The widespread historical use of gold or silver in transactions is an example of
a) barter
b) commodity money
c) fiat money
d) credit
e) paper money
b) commodity money
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If the exchange rate rises as shown by the arrow in the figure above, the price of imports coming into the United States will be ________, Americans will supply ________ dollars in order to get the foreign exchange to purchase ________ imported goods
. A) higher; more; more B) lower; more; more C) lower; fewer; more D) lower; fewer; fewer E) higher; fewer; more The figure above shows supply curves of dollars in the foreign exchange market.
The ________ is calculated by multiplying the coupon rate times the par value of the bond
A) present value B) face value C) coupon payment D) maturity payment
Which of the following conditions, if present, is sufficient to make a game cooperative?
A) Individual payoffs are greater if all players choose the same strategy. B) Players can communicate with each other. C) Players can negotiate binding contracts committing them to particular strategies. D) Players must agree unanimously on any set of strategies. E) The payoff that is highest for all individuals together is also highest for each individual player.
If the supply of a good is relatively elastic, this means that the quantity supplied of the good is
a. not very sensitive to the price of the good. b. highly sensitive to the price of the good. c. unrelated to the price of the good. d. none of the above.